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Openness to making homes, businesses resilient to severe weather encouraging: OMIA’s John Taylor
March 31, 2017 by Angela StelmakowichThere are encouraging signs from government, municipalities and builders that resiliency needs to become part of building code conversations given that severe weather shows no signs of abating, suggested John Taylor, president and CEO of the Ontario Mutual Insurance Association…
Risk management overhaul necessary for cities to become more resilient to catastrophic events: report
March 27, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterOfficials for cities, investors and insurers will increasingly need to “build resilience within and between infrastructure systems as a complementary approach to address infrastructure risk and uncertainty,” argues a new report from Lloyd’s and Arup. “While risk management remains a…
Present Canadian approach to wildland/urban interface fires requires “radical and sweeping strategic shift”: ICLR
March 23, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe present Canadian approach to wildland/urban interface fires requires a “radical and sweeping strategic shift,” the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) said in a newly released report into the Fort McMurray wildfire. The final report was titled Why some…
Federal disaster mitigation funding “a leap forward”: ICLR
March 23, 2017 Angela StelmakowichThe federal budget’s commitment to create a $2 billion Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund demonstrates Ottawa’s increasing support for disaster risk reduction, suggests Glenn McGillivray, managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR). “For many years, the federal…
Landmark federal investments for disaster-proofing communities, enhancing resilience: IBC
March 23, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterInsurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has voiced the property and casualty industry’s strong support for the federal government’s move to beef up investments aimed at enhancing resilience by better disaster-proofing communities. As part of the 2017 Federal Budget tabled Wednesday,…
ICLR to host webinar related to extreme rainfall on March 24
March 2, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) will be holding a webinar on “physics” versus climate models as related to extreme rainfall on March 24. The ICLR announced the webinar, titled Practical issues in updating IDF curves for future climate:…
IBAO, Insurance Institute of Ontario hosting live webcast on driverless cars
February 7, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) and the Insurance Institute of Ontario announced on Tuesday that they will be hosting a live webcast on the insurance implications of automated vehicles on Feb. 16. The webcast, which will run from…
Third annual Wildfire Community Preparedness Day launched
February 2, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe third annual Wildfire Community Preparedness Day (WCPD) will be held on May 6, the Partners in Protection Association/FireSmart Canada said on Thursday. People in communities throughout Canada will have an opportunity to apply for funding to support efforts to…
ICLR to host webinar on Canadian wildland fire interface maps
January 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) will be hosting its next Friday Forum webinar on Canadian wildland fire interface maps on Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. to 11:30 am EST. The webinar, titled Canadian wildland fire interface maps: Tools…
ICLR to host webinar on Great Cascadia megathrust earthquakes
January 3, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) will be hosting a webinar on “Great Cascadia megathrust earthquakes” on Thursday, Jan. 26 from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. EST. The workshop, titled “Great Cascadia megathrust earthquakes: Past, present, and future,” will…
ICLR releases new book addressing extreme heat events
December 20, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) has published a book addressing the risk to Canadians from extreme heat events. Cities to adapt to extreme heat: Celebrating local leadership profiles “20 of the many successful local projects underway or already…
Dufferin County offers rebates to property owners who install hurricane straps
December 13, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterDevelopers and property owners in Ontario’s Dufferin County are eligible for rebates if they install hurricane straps in their buildings, a county official says. Hurricane straps, which are metal bands that wrap around trusses and connect to walls, “can largely…